News

During this period the moon will reach its full phase on Thursday March 21st. At this time the moon will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set during the early morning hours, allowing a few hours of viewing meteor activity under dark conditions.

Fireballs

By Jonas Schenker and Beat Booz A fireball with a trajectory of over 150 km has been registered by video cameras of the Swiss Fachgruppe Meteorastronomie as well as by FRIPON stations. The event did not match the orbital...

Observations

After the successful Draconid observations [1] the moderate weather permitted me to sporadically observe in October and early November. There were quite a few clear nights, but often there was too much cirrus clouds. A report....

Results

After the successful Draconid observations [1] the moderate weather permitted me to sporadically observe in October and early November. There were quite a few clear nights, but often there was too much cirrus clouds. A report....